Lafayette man gets 45 years for molesting

Lafayette man, 24, may turn 60 in prison; victim was a toddler

8:36 PM,
Aug. 30, 2013

Written by

Sophia Voravong
svoravong@jconline.com

A Lafayette man who sexually assaulted an acquaintance's 20-month-old daughter, causing a rectal tear and genital bruising and swelling that required medical treatment, was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison.

The suspect, 24-year-old Adam J. Jenkins, was arrested in December after the girl's mother took her to St. Elizabeth Central hospital because of bleeding during a bowel movement. The doctor suspected physical or sexual abuse, and the girl was transferred to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.